Bold Matsuri (Jacksonville, Florida)
2026-06-27 - 2026-06-28 | The Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, 1000 Water St, Jacksonville, FL, 32204, United States
Bold Matsuri is Jacksonville, Florida‘s annual Anime and Cosplay Festival. Our convention will feature many events and activities during the weekend for our attendees to take part in such as meeting their favorite guest, participating in guest panels, contests, a gaming area, and cosplay anime focused after-hour events.
Bold Matsuri Hours
SATURDAY 10AM-6PM
SUNDAY 10AM-5PM
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Anime Expo (Los Angeles, California)
2026-07-02 - 2026-07-05 | Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
Bringing fans and industry together for an annual celebration of Japanese pop culture, Anime Expo, held in Los Angeles, California, is the largest comic con in North America!
Anime Expo Show Hours
Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Anime Midwest (Rosemont / Chicago, Illinois)
2026-07-03 - 2026-07-05 | Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago, 9300 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL, 60018, United States
Anime Midwest is a family-friendly anime convention in Rosemont, Illinois. This three-day event focuses on video gaming, Japanese anime, Japanese manga, and bringing authentic Japanese culture and anime to life.

Japan Expo Paris (France)
2026-07-09 - 2026-07-12 | Parc des Expositions de Villepinte, ZAC Paris Nord 2, 93420 Villepinte, Paris, France
Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture – the largest of its kind in the world – taking place in Paris, France.

Anime Blues Con (Memphis, Tennessee)
2026-07-10 - 2026-07-12 | Memphis Cook Convention Center, Cannon Center, 255 N Main St, Memphis, TN, 38103, United States
Anime Blues Con is a 3-Day convention held annually at the Renasant Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee! Anime Blues prides itself on offering fan events for all-ages celebrating the Arts and Culture of Japanese Anime (animation), Manga (comics), and Cosplay (costume-play).
Convention hours
Friday 12pm – 11pm
Saturday 10am – 11pm
Sunday 10am – 3pm
Exhibit Hall hours
Friday 12pm – 8pm
Saturday 10am – 7pm
Sunday 11am – 3pm

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Kitsune Kon (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
2026-07-10 - 2026-07-12 | KI Convention Center, 333 Main St, Green Bay, WI 54301, Green Bay, WI, 54301, United States
Kitsune Kon is dedicated to bringing anime and gaming awesomeness to the Fox Valley Area and Green Bay Area. Held at KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the event features everything from voice actors to anime rooms, classic gaming to the latest and greatest, with foam sword fighting and a manga cafe thrown in as well

Anime Ohio (Cincinnati)
2026-07-10 - 2026-07-12 | Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45246, United States
Join your fellow otaku and the creators of Cincinnati Comic Expo to celebrate anime, cosplay, and modern Japanese culture. During this Ohio anime event at the Sharonville Convention Center in Cincinnati, you will be able to meet the voice actors from your favorite anime and games, listen to panels, learn in workshops, and join the cosplay costume contest.
Anime Ohio Hours
Friday 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Collect-A-Con New Jersey
2026-07-11 - 2026-07-12 | New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison, NJ, 08837, United States
Collect-A-Con is the Nation’s Largest Trading Card, Anime & Pop Culture Convention. Photo Ops, Autographs.
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
FREE Admission for Children 7 and under

Louisville Anime-Fest (Kentucky)
2026-07-12 | Holiday Inn Louisville Airport, 447 Farmington Ave, Louisville, KY, 40209, United States
SUNDAY 10:00AM – 5:00PM
HOLIDAY INN CONFERENCE CENTER | FREE PARKING
$20 ADMISSION | KIDS FREE | LOUISVILLE, KY

Delta H Con (Houston, Texas)
2026-07-17 - 2026-07-19 | Marriott Westchase, 2900 Briarpark, Houston, TX, 77042, United States
Delta H Con is an anime convention in the Houston area. It is the budding flower of hobby Gaming enthusiasts and Anime aficionados in the southern United States. Games range from card games, to board games, role-playing games, live action role-playing games, miniatures, computer games and more. At Delta H Con you can challenge a friend or foe to a duel of wits in your favorite games.

Collect-A-Con Minneapolis (Minnesota)
2026-07-18 | Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States

Anime Impulse Bay Area (San Francisco / San Jose, California)
2026-07-18 - 2026-07-19 | San Mateo County Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Dr, San Mateo, CA, 94403, United States
ANIME Impulse is a weekend-long celebration of all things anime, manga, video games, and fandom with the likes of a massive Vendor Hall and Artist Alley for attendees to shop to their hearts’ content, special appearances from voice actors, cosplayers, influencers, and streamers, nonstop live entertainment, and a near endless selection from food booths.
Show Hours
Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 7pm
San Mateo County Event Center

Tekko (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
2026-07-23 - 2026-07-26 | David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Tekko is Pennsylvania’s largest anime convention, attracting nearly 12,000 unique and diverse fans from across the country to the region. The event not only focuses on anime culture but also features Japanese arcade games, J-rock, J-fashion, Japanese pop culture, and education in our programming. Additionally, the organizer chooses a unique theme every year to explore new content, such as wrestling, mecha, sports, and more.

Anime Matsuri (Houston, Texas)
2026-07-23 - 2026-07-26 | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
Anime Matsuri is a popular annual anime and Japanese pop culture convention held in Houston, Texas. Since its founding in 2007, it’s grown to become one of the largest anime conventions in North America. The event celebrates all aspects of Japanese culture, including anime, manga, cosplay, gaming, music, and fashion.

OffKai Expo (San Jose, California)
2026-07-24 - 2026-07-26 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Jose, 2050 Gateway Pl, San Jose, CA, 95110, United States
OffKai Expo is the first VTuber focused convention and aim to bring creators big and small from all aspects of the VTubing world to one place. This convention is volunteer-run and a true passion project.

Metrocon (Tampa, Florida)
2026-07-31 - 2026-08-02 | Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
METROCON is a unique anime convention experience held in Tampa. Featuring original cosplay entertainment including stunts, combat, dancing, fire spinning, and other once-in-a-lifetime performances. This annual three-day anime convention is Florida’s largest anime convention and organized by Team Dynamite Productions. Metrocon offerings include an artist alley, autograph sessions, contests, dances/raves, LAN gaming, main events such as the Anime Human chess Match, Costume and Cosplay Contests, Fantasy Masquerade, Fire Show, and Professional Wrestling, plus you get panels, tabletop game rooms, vendors room, video game rooms, and video rooms screening anime.
Show Hours
Friday (VIP ONLY) 11:00 AM – 12:00PM
Friday (General Admission) 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday (VIP Only) 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Saturday (General Admission) 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday (VIP Only) 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Sunday (General Admission) 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
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Otakon (Washington, DC)
2026-07-31 - 2026-08-02 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Founded in 1994, Otakon is an annual anime convention held in the summer months to celebrate Asian pop culture (anime, manga, music, movies, video games, etc) and its fandom. The event runs from Friday to Sunday and is held in our nation’s capital of Washington, DC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Collect-A-Con (Los Angeles, California)
2026-08-01 - 2026-08-02 | Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
Collect-A-Con is the Nation’s Largest Trading Card, Anime & Pop Culture Convention. Photo Ops, Autographs, and performance with Ying Yang Twins.

Anime-zing! (Davenport, Iowa)
2026-08-07 - 2026-08-09 | The RiverCenter, 136 E 3rd St, Davenport, IA, 52801, United States
Anime-zing! is a three day convention celebrating Japanese arts and the communities that surround anime fandom. This Iowa anime convention includes dozens of anime screenings, a plethora of discussions, autograph signings, a dealers hall, and group meetups for fandoms including several anime like My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Dragon Ball, comics, science-fiction, and video games.

Queen City Anime Con (Charlotte, North Carolina)
2026-08-14 - 2026-08-16 | Sheraton Charlotte Hotel, 555 South McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC, 28204, United States
Queen City Anime Con is Charlotte, North Carolina’s premiere anime convention, focused on celebrating fandom and LBGTQ+ culture through engaging performances, cosplay, and community experiences. Come enjoy a 3-Day Weekend of celebration and fun!

Collect-A-Con San Antonio (Texas)
2026-08-15 - 2026-08-16 | Freeman Expo Halls & Coliseum, 3201 E Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78219, United States
Collect-A-Con is nation’s largest trading card, anime, pop culture convention.
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
FREE Admission for Children 7 and under

HachiCon (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2026-08-20 - 2026-08-22 | Embassy Suites by Hilton Salt Lake West Valley City, 3524 Market St, West Valley City, UT, 84119, United States
HachiCon is a non-profit Utah-based anime convention that celebrates both fandom and Japanese culture. We aim to provide education, entertainment, and a sense of community for all of our attendees, and to create an inclusive and welcoming space for all walks of nerd life.

Anime NYC (New York)
2026-08-20 - 2026-08-23 | Javits Center, 655 W 34th St, New York, NY, 10001, United States
Anime NYC is New York City’s anime convention! A showcase of the best of Japanese pop culture in the biggest city in America, Anime NYC brings anime fans together for three days of unique exhibits, exclusive screenings, and appearances by some of the biggest creators in Japan!
Anime NYC Show Hours
FRIDAY 2 PM – 8 PM
SATURDAY 10 AM – 7 PM
SUNDAY 10 AM – 4 PM

ColossalCon Texas (Round Rock, Texas)
2026-08-21 - 2026-08-23 | Kalahari Resorts & Conventions (TX), 3001 Kalahari Blvd., Round Rock, TX, 78665, United States
ColossalCon Texas Hours
Friday: 10AM – 2AM
Saturday: 8AM – 2AM
Sunday: 8AM – 5PM

Collect-A-Con Charlotte (North Carolina)
2026-08-22 - 2026-08-23 | Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S College St, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
Collect-A-Con is the Nation’s Largest Trading Card, Anime & Pop Culture Convention. Photo Ops, Autographs, and performance with Ying Yang Twins.
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
FREE Admission for Children 7 and under

Anime Impulse Orange County (Anaheim, California)
2026-08-22 - 2026-08-23 | Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, 92802, United States
ANIME Impulse is a weekend-long celebration of all things anime, manga, video games, and fandom with the likes of a massive Vendor Hall and Artist Alley for attendees to shop to their hearts’ content, special appearances from voice actors, cosplayers, influencers, and streamers, nonstop live entertainment, and a near endless selection from food booths.
Show Hours
Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 7pm
Anaheim Convention Center

Collect-A-Con Richmond (Virginia)
2026-08-29 - 2026-08-30 | Richmond Convention Center, 403 N 3rd St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States

Matsuricon (Columbus, Ohio)
2026-09-04 - 2026-09-06 | Columbus Convention Center, 400 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
“Matsuri[祭]” means festival in Japanese. Matsuricon is a festival of everything geeky and otaku, from anime to video games, Doctor Who to Marvel, My Little Pony to Homestuck, and everything in between.
Matsuricon Hours
Friday 12:00pm – 7:00pm
Saturday 10:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm

San Japan (San Antonio, Texas)
2026-09-04 - 2026-09-06 | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
San Japan is the Largest Anime & Gaming Convention in the South Texas Region. It takes place at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and San Antonio Grand Hyatt in downtown San Antonio on Labor Day Weekend. San Japan is a fan-run organization providing an annual anime-focused convention.
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Saboten Con (Phoenix, Arizona)
2026-09-04 - 2026-09-07 | Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, 340 N 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Saboten Con gains its name by combining the Japanese name for Cactus “Saboten” and adding the word “con” for convention at the end. The cactus helps reference the conventions roots in Arizona which is home to many species of cactus. This Arizona anime convention is organized by Monkey Paw Entertainment. The convention is held on Labor Day weekend and lasts for 4 days, Friday through Monday. Saboten Con is the largest anime convention in Arizona with attendance reaching over 23,000.
Saboten Con Exhibit Hours
Friday 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Monday 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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